More than one of these 7 encyclopedias carries each of the following subjects — but every one of them treats it in a sentence or two and then moves on. They are gathered here so the different accounts can sit side by side.
Lard
Collier's New Encyclopedia: the fat of the hog. Till after the first quarter of the 19th century lard was used only for culinary purposes and as the base of various ointments in medical use. Then large quantities were pressed at a low temperature , by which the stearine and oleine were separated. The former was used for candle-making; and the latter soon became an important article of commerce under the name "lard oil," a valuable lubricant for machinery. See STEARINE.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Hog
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Lares
Collier's New Encyclopedia: more ally a deified ancestor or hero. The worship of the Lares is a species of Manes Worship, and was very prevalent among the Romans. They were of two kinds: domestic and public . Of the forfounder of the family, and inseparable mer the Lar familiaris, regarded as the therefrom, was the most important, and corresponded to the eponymic hero of the Greeks. The latter was divided into Præstites, guardians of a whole city; Compitales watching over a certain portion of a city; Rurales , gods of the country; Viales, protecting travelers; and Marini or Permarini (Liv. xl : 25), gods of the ocean. (See PENATES.) tan, in South Persia; on a wooded plain, LAR, capital of the district of Laris- 60 miles from the Persian Gulf and 170 S. E. of Shiraz; has trade in tobacco, cotton, and grain; pop. about 12,000. family, the founder of which was Ferdi-
Aiton's Encyclopedia: la'rez, in Roman mythology, a class of household deities. They are usually mentioned with the Penates; but the Penates were gods originally, while the Lares were regarded as the deified spirits of mortals. In each family the Lares were supposed to be the souls of ancestors who watched over the welfare of their descendants. There were also public Lares, two in number, who guarded the unity of the state. If not respected and propitiated, the Lares, both of the home and of the state, were powerful to bring evil upon offenders.
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Larkspur
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a showy popular genus of and garden flowers of the natural order Ranunculaceæ, natives of the temperate and cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere , and comprising both annual and perennial species. The well-known rocket larkspur (D. Ajacis), a native of Switzerland, and the branching larkspur ( D. consolida), a native of most parts of Europe, doubtfully so of Great Britain, are familiar examples of the annual species; and Barlow's larkspur (D. Barlowii ) and the great-flowered larkspur ( D. grandiflorum) are not unfrequent examples of the perennial species. D. glaciale is one of the most distinctively alpine plants in the world. D. Staphisagria , corrupted to stavesacre, yields an alkaloid extract from its see named seeds, Delphine, which is highly poisonous.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a flower, akin to the columbine, belonging to the buttercup family. The larkspur differs from the columbine in having only one petal provided with a spur. The name comes from the shape of the spur, which resembles the rear toe of a lark. There are over sixty species in the north temperate zone. By the change of stamens into petals double varieties have been produced. Certain species of Rocky mountain larkspur are poisonous to stock, and cause serious losses on the ranges. See Loco Weed ; Aconite ; Buttercup ; Columbine
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Larva
Collier's New Encyclopedia: or LARVÆ dition of an insect on its issuing from , the first conthe egg, when it is usually in the form of a grub, caterpillar, or maggot. The mRouen, Eg in Can it travels er by des a, suppos x-booп he strean a, he for Le- Missis gs severe s; conclu no at the ach 9, 168 was T Frenc -m- shoul he Missi us, fortu an gords disand issip Illed year und COVOR and His in- wan ain-and s of Mar nder k of Fror inst 1). in 1 Cat an 1919 made stuc ation Rich any (läs Sev built he the wit carti- his ating cle s the mi He Ⅲ.; ou sland, oc ington va large bu sin a to is en- in ag and w acid, In bottles, ek, and of St. h Ebrary; Es, hosght and By and ) 11- BLIEB, born in name applied to an immature insect from the time that it breaks through the egg shell, whatever state of development it may have reached in ouo. In the order Orthoptera, Hemiptera, and Homoptera, the larvæ resemble the perfect insect, except in wanting wings; while in the Hymenoptera, Coleoptera , Neuroptera, Lepidoptera, and Diptera, they completely differ. Those larvæ which have legs and prolegs others, with a head and with feet or no feet are called grubs; and those which want both a head and feet maggots. are called caterpillars;
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Insect
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Latona
1000 Classical Characters: Known to the Greeks as Leto . A daughter of Coeus, the Titan, and Phoebe. She was admired for her beauty by Jupiter . Juno made Latona the object of her vengeance, and sent the serpent Python to persecute her.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Leto
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Laudanum
Collier's New Encyclopedia: or more correctly correctly moze TINCTURE OF OPIUM, the most generally the most generally used of all the prep preparations of opium. parations of opium. It is obtained by macerating the sliced acerating the sliced or powdered drug in dilute spirits, and dilute spirits, and is a powerful anofiltering. Laudanum is a powerful anobut is more liable to dyne and soporific, but is more liable to the solution of one cause headache than the solution of one hia. of the salts of morphia. HARRY, a Scotch Scotch
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Opium
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Leander
1000 Classical Characters: A youth of Abydos . He was passionately in love with Hero , a young girl of Sestos. He was in the habit of swimming across the Hellespont to visit her, in doing which, on a tempestuous night, he was drowned. Lord Byron performed the same feat in 1810, an exploit which he has celebrated in verse in his Occasional Pieces. He expresses surprise that, as the truth of Leander's story had been questioned, no one had hitherto tested its practicability.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Hero And Leander
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Leda
Aiton's Encyclopedia: le'da, in Greek mythology, the wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta. Zeus fell in love with Leda and used to visit her, disguised as a swan. Leda was the mother of Castor, Pollux, Helen of Troy, and Clytemnestra. She is represented in art with a swan by her side. See Castor And Pollux ; Helen ; Clytemnestra
1000 Classical Characters: A daughter of king Thespius and Eurythemis, who married Tyndarus, king of Sparta . She is famous for her intrigue with Jupiter . She was the mother of Pollux, Helena , Castor, and Clytemnestra . She is said to have received the name of Nemesis after death. 2026 Editor's Note: While the text lists Leda's four children together, mythological accounts often distinguish their parentage as an example of heteropaternal superfecundation. In these versions, Castor and Clytemnestra were the mortal offspring of King Tyndareus, while Pollux and Helen of Troy were the divine children of Zeus. The siblings are sometimes described as having been born from an egg after Zeus seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. (Ed: BR 2026-07-20)
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